Cross-flag holder



H. W. LEUTNER.

CROSS FLAG HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 9. 1921.

1 ,404,777 Patented Jan. 31, 1922.

PATENT -ri cs.

HARRY W. LEUTNEB, 0F BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

CROSS-FLAG HOLDER.

Application filed MayB, 1921. ".Seria1.No.-.-468 ,068.

'- To all whom it may concern:

I Be it known that 1,:HARRY W. LEUTNER, .citizen of the United States, residing .at "Baltimore, inthe county ofiBaltimore and State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in. Gross-Flag Holders;.and Ihereby declare that the following/is a full. clear, and exact description thereof, 5 reference being had to the accompanying drawings which form part of this specification.

This invention'is anovel holder forflags :and the like, which holder is readily; attachable towalls, windows, .or other support, and is particularly designed "for holding the crossed staffs of flags or otherstafls or rods, arranged practically at right angles to each other, securelyiand neatly.

The objects of the invention are toprovidea very. simple holderawhereby'the staffs :of two flags may be firmly andsecurely held at-right angles to each other; toprovide a holder adapted to hold staiis orrods of various sizes crossed at angles to eachother; toprovide a:holder the" members of which can be readily cast or stamped; and to provide a two part holder the two members of \which i are duplicates, and interchangeable, so that only one master pattern or die is required for making the two members.

II will explain the invention with refer- GIICQutO. the accompanying drawings which illustrate a holder embodying the invention in practical and simple form; butl do not consider the inventionrestricted to the precise constructionshown, as the holder parts may be somewhat varied in exterior appearance while preserving the essentials and novel features of the invention.

In said drawings: r Fig. -1 is a view of the complete holder and the crossed staffs of two flags held thereby.

Fig. :2: is a side viewof the holder looking in the directionof the. arrow A Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a similar'vi'ew looking in the direction ofthear'row B Fig. 1.

=.Fig. 4L. isa perspective View of a. member of the holder detached. 7

:Fig. 5: is a'detailview showing a ske1etonized formof thecholder.

I The preferredform of'iholder, 3 as shown in Figs. 1 to 4 comprises two. opposedumemberssarranged at. rightwanglesto each other.

.The' membersv are preferably exactly similar andthedescription of one will explain both.

Each, member A of .thejiholder as shown,

comprisesa longitudinal troughlike. body :POItlOIl j 1 which :is approximately concavo convex in crosssection; the groove 1 there- .in is shown as approximately .U-shapedin cross section, and the walls of the slightly divergent. I i .At the center of this ;:body portion 1 is formedza transversely: arranged trough like portion 2, the groove 2 in portion 2 being alsoflipreferably U-shaped in cross section and the walls thereof z-slightly divergent. .The groove 2 lies atrightangles to the groove. are

groovel andthe groove-2 is preferably of slightly greater size and depth than groove 1. i

The portions 1 and 2 may be braced at their intersecting points. by external ribs .3 extending longitudinally of the portion 1 andfat right angles to the portion 2, and on the exterior ofgthe portion 1 as shown in the drawings.

Preferably the member has a perforation 2 at the central pointof intersection of the portions 1, and2 for the passage of a fastening. nail or screw 4,. and 1 this. perforation 2" ;may be countersunk on itsinner end for the :reception 2 of the 1head 0'f said retaining screw when the member is usedas the under a orinner member of the holder.

'The'member is alsopreferably provided adjacent the outer .ends of part 1 withdiagouter-ends to receive ,the heads of said screws.

The mouth of the opening or groove 2? is preferably wider than. the bodypart 1 so ,thativhen the two members are placed at right angles to each other, as indicated in Fig.3 .(with the groove portionof one mem- .ber. entering. the grooved portion 2 of the ,othermember) thecentral parts of the bends ofthe opposed portions 52 couldxnearly or quite contact if it were not for the interposed staffs or rods S, S. This enables the holder to engage and securely retain various different sizes of rods or staffs up to the maximum capacit of the grooves, and if the staffs are of the same size the holder will bind them securely and firmly together.

As shown in Fig. 5 the members could 'be lightened or made in skeleton formall the essential characteristics and features of the holder being retained. Also as shown in said Fig. 5 the perforated ears might be provided at each side of each end of the portion 1 for passage of additional retaining screws if desired.

11 using the device one of the members is secured to the wall or surface to which the member at right angles to the staff S. Then the second member of the holder is-placed over the staff Sat right angles to the first member so that the groove 2* of the second member engages the staff S and the groove 1 thereof engages the staff S (see Fig 3). Then the outer member of the fastener is secured to the wall or surface by means of nails or screws 6 passing through the-perforations 1n the ears 5. When screws 6 are tightenedthe crossed staff's or rods-S and S V will be bound tightly together one upon the other andclamped in the repective intersecting grooves 1 2 of the holder, and said staffs or rods will be held firmly and securely at right angles to each other.

The outer edges of the ribs 8 of the member contacting the wall or surface serve to prevent the holder rocking longitudinally on the portion 2; and the outer portion of the portion 2 which is flush with the outer edges of the ribs 3. prevents the member rocking longitudinally on the portion 1 or rib 3. Thus the outermost surfaces of the portion 2 and ribs 3 afford a, firm bearing for the member upon the wall or surface to which it is applied. 5

It is not always necessary to use the screw 4, as the screws 6 would fasten the holder and flag staff securely; but the screw 4: assists in fastening the holder and is useful in accurately positioning the'holderon' the wall or object to which the flags orrods are to be attached before the screws 6 are applied.

The holder can be easily applied to a wall or any flat surface, the side or the ledge or a window, and used for fastening rods and for displaying flags and other objects sesurely in the desired positions. If one member should be broken it can be readily replaced by taking part of another holder. The members being interchangeable, either portion can be used for the inner or outer member of the holder; and it is obvious that only one master pattern would be required or one die for making the members of the holder.

While l prefer to make both members alike as stated and as shown for simplicity of manufacture and easeof replacement of broken or lost members, I do not consider the invention restricted to such similar membersas one member of the holder might be made different from the other while retainin essential-features and advantages of the invention.

What I claim is 1. A holder for crossed rods or staffs, comprising a member having a longitudinal groove, and a second member having a longitudinal groove and transverse groove; the transverse groove opening through and being deeper than the longitudinal groove; the mem'bers'being arranged at. an angle to each other so that-the longitudinal grooves'intersect, each longitudinal groove being adapted to receive a staff or red; and the transverse groove in one member engaging the staff or rod in the longitudinal groove of the other member. 1 2. A holder for crossed flag staffs and the like, comprising two'members each provided with a longitudinal groove and an intersecting transverse groove, the transverse groove opening through and being deeper thanthe longitudinal groove, the members being relatively arranged at :right angles, so that thegrooves intersect,-the flag staff's or rods lying in the grooves of the members, sub- -stantially as described. a V

3. A holder as set forth in claim 2, eachmember being provided with perforated lugs for the passage of retaining screws and with'a central perforation.

4:. A holder comprising two similar members arranged at right angles to eachother and intersecting, each member having a longitudinal'groove and-having a centraltransverse groove, the transverse groove opening through and being deeper than the longitudinal groove and provided withperfora-m tions for the passage of retaining screws or nails, the longitudinal grooves being adapt-- ed to receive rod or staffs and the transverse grooves to accommodate the 1 other cross rod or staff and other member at the point of intersection.

5. A holder member havinga longitudinal groove and a central transverse groove,

the transverse groove'opening through and being deeper than the longitudinal groove, and ribs on the outer-side of thelongitudinavlly grooved portion merging With the outer portion of the transversely grooved portion.

6. A holder member having a longitudinally transversely bent portion forming a longitudinal groove and a central transversely bent portion forming a transverse groove, and ribs on the outer side of the longitudinal portion merging with the outer portion of the transverse groove portion and perforated ears projecting from the corners of the members for the passage of HARRY W. LEUTNER. 

